Jeffrey Ger, Franklin Y. Cheng ... 400 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (August, 2011) ... Language: English - ASIN: B008ID4250 by Amazon Digital Services ...
Nonlinear static monotonic (pushover) analysis has become a common
practice in performance-based bridge seismic design. The popularity of
pushover analysis is due to its ability to identify the failure modes
and the design limit states of bridge piers and to provide the
progressive collapse sequence of damaged bridges when subjected to major
earthquakes. Seismic Design Aids for Nonlinear Pushover Analysis of Reinforced Concrete and Steel Bridges fills the need for a complete reference on pushover analysis for practicing engineers. This technical reference covers the pushover analysis of reinforced
concrete and steel bridges with confined and unconfined concrete column
members of either circular or rectangular cross sections as well as
steel members of standard shapes. It provides step-by-step procedures
for pushover analysis with various nonlinear member stiffness
formulations, including: Finite segment–finite string (FSFS) + Finite segment–moment curvature (FSMC) + Axial load–moment interaction (PM) + Constant moment ratio (CMR) + Plastic hinge length (PHL) . Ranging from the simplest to the most sophisticated, the methods are
suitable for engineers with varying levels of experience in nonlinear
structural analysis. The authors also provide a
downloadable computer program, INSTRUCT (INelastic STRUCTural Analysis
of Reinforced-Concrete and Steel Structures), that allows readers to
perform their own pushover analyses. Numerous real-world examples
demonstrate the accuracy of analytical prediction by comparing numerical
results with full- or large-scale test results. A useful reference for
researchers and engineers working in structural engineering, this book
also offers an organized collection of nonlinear pushover analysis
applications for students.